JP5290541B2 - Game control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game controlling device ensuring a proper operation of the motor drive display. <P>SOLUTION: If the power supply unit 1 is turned on to supply direct current to the main controlling device 2 and the sub controlling device 3, the main controlling device 2 performs an initializing process 7 to start the CPU of the main controlling device and an original point waiting process 8 to wait for the completion of an original point detecting process 11 of the sub controlling 3 and the player does not feel incongruous. If the power is turned on by the power switch, the main controlling device 2 performs the turn-on command output process 13 to output the turn-on command to the sub controlling device 3 and a turn-on waiting process 14 to wait for the completion of a turn-on mode process 15 of the sub controlling device 3. When the sub controlling device 3 extracts initial stop information in the turn-on mode process 15 when the turn-on command is input and stops the motor drive display 4 based on the extracted initial stop information after driving the motor drive display 4, the motor drive display 4 stopped for every input of the turn-on command has different images. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game control apparatus that appropriately operates a motor-driven display device both when power is turned on and when power is restored.

In the game control device, the power supply device converts alternating current supplied from the alternating current power source into direct current, and the power supply device distributes the direct current to the main control device and the sub control device, and the CPU of the main control device and the CPU of the sub control device Starts the boot process with the direct current distributed from the power supply unit, and after the CPU of the main control unit finishes the boot process and starts up, the direct current distribution from the power supply unit to the main control unit is due to turning on the power switch The CPU of the main control device determines whether it is due to power failure recovery or the power failure, and the main control device outputs a command corresponding to the determination result to the sub control device, so that the sub control device can A device that controls a motor-driven indicator in response to a command from is known. However, in the sub-control device, after the CPU finishes the boot process and starts up, the CPU performs the origin position detection process for the motor drive indicator. However, when the motor of the motor drive indicator starts to rotate, the origin position detection is performed. The time from when the motor starts rotating until the origin position signal is input to the sub-control device differs depending on whether the device is far from the detected portion. For this reason, the time from the start of the boot processing by the sub control device to the end of the origin position detection processing may be longer than the boot processing of the main control device. Thus, if the time from the start of the boot process by the sub control device to the end of the origin position detection process is longer than the boot process of the main control device, the origin position detection process by the sub control device is not completed. The main control device outputs a command after the completion of the boot process to the sub control device, and there is a disadvantage that the player has a sense of incongruity in the movement of the motor-driven display.
JP 2002-136777 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the processing of the main controller that has been activated in advance does not match the movement of the symbol display that has been operated after.

The game control device according to the present invention is a game control device including a power supply device, a main control device, a sub-control device, and a motor-driven display. The power supply device turns direct current into a main control device and a sub-control device by turning on a power switch. When supplied, the main control unit performs initialization processing for starting the CPU of the main control unit and origin standby processing for waiting for the end of the origin position detection processing in the sub control unit. The input command output process to be output to the control device and the input standby process waiting for the completion of the input mode process in the sub control device are performed, and the sub control device obtains a random number in response to the input of the input command and corresponds to the initial random number. Input mode for extracting stop information and stopping the motor drive indicator based on the initial stop information extracted after driving the motor drive indicator Or when the power supply device supplies direct current to the main control device and the sub control device by power failure recovery, the main control device starts the CPU of the main control device, and the sub control device Performs an origin standby process that waits for the end of the origin position detection process, and after the origin standby process ends, a return command and a save command that outputs predefined save stop information to the sub-control device, a save stop information output process, and a return command After the output of the evacuation stop information, the sub-control device performs a return standby process waiting for the completion of the return mode process, and after the sub-control device drives the motor drive indicator in response to the input of the return command, the evacuation stop information The main feature is to perform a return mode process for stopping the motor drive indicator based on the above. In addition, the motor of the motor-driven display device rotates the display body provided with a plurality of shapes in the input mode processing, and the display body stops by showing a different shape every time the power switch is turned on by stopping the motor. Also good.

  In the game control device according to the present invention, the main control device performs a standby process for waiting for the origin position process for the motor drive indicator by the sub-control device following the initialization process when the DC power is supplied from the power supply device. There is an advantage that the processing of the control device and the movement of the motor-driven display are appropriate operations, and the player does not feel uncomfortable. When the power supply to the main control device is due to the power switch being turned on, after completion of the origin standby processing, the main control device waits for the input command output processing to output the input command to the sub control device and the end of the input mode processing in the sub control device If the sub-control unit performs the input standby process and extracts the initial stop information with the input of the input command in the input mode process and stops the motor drive indicator based on the extracted initial stop information after driving the motor drive indicator There is an advantage that the player can confirm the figure stopped by the motor drive indicator as a different figure for each input command. In addition, when the power supply to the main control device is due to power interruption recovery, the main control device outputs a return command and save stop information output to the sub control device after the origin standby process is completed, and a return mode in the sub control device If the sub-control unit performs the return standby process waiting for the end of the process and drives the motor drive indicator in response to the return command input in the return mode process, the motor drive display is stopped if the motor drive indicator is stopped based on the evacuation stop information. There is an advantage that the player can confirm the figure stopped by the device as the figure corresponding to the evacuation stop information.

  1 to 6 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 mainly shows the processing of the game control device. FIG. 2 mainly shows the structure of the game control device. 3 and 4 show the flow of processing of the game control device. FIG. 5 shows a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a game control device. FIG. 6A shows the movement of the symbol display device when the power switch is turned on. FIG. 6b shows the movement of the symbol display accompanying power interruption recovery. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “up”, and “down” are the front side of the page of FIG. 1 with the gaming machine frame 61 placed in the state of FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed from above.

  The game control device will be described with reference to FIG. The game control device includes a power supply device 1, a main control device 2, a sub control device 3, and a motor drive indicator 4. In a state where alternating current is supplied from the alternating current power supply 5 to the power supply device 1, the power supply device 1 converts alternating current into direct current by either turning on the power switch or returning from power interruption, and the power supply device 1 mainly converts the converted direct current. This is supplied to the control device 2 and the sub control device 3. In this way, when the direct current is supplied from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2 and the sub control device 3 by either turning on the power switch or returning from the power interruption, the power is turned on.

  The main control device 2 and the sub control device 3 perform power-on processing 6 and 9 in accordance with power-on from the power device 1 to the main control device 2. In the power-on process 6 of the main controller 2, an initialization process 7 and an origin standby process 8 are performed. The initialization process 7 corresponds to a boot process for starting the CPU of the main control device 2. The origin standby process 8 waits for the end of the origin position detection process 11 of the sub control device 3 following the end of the initialization process 7 of the main control device 2. In the power-on process 9 of the sub-control device 3, an initialization process 10 and an origin position detection process 11 are performed. The initialization process 10 corresponds to a boot process for starting the CPU of the sub-control device 3. In the origin position detection process 11, following the end of the initialization process 10, the sub control device 3 drives the motor drive indicator 4, and then an origin position signal is input from the motor drive indicator 4 to the sub control device 3. Then, the sub control device 3 stops the motor drive indicator 4.

  When the main controller 2 is turned on by turning on a power switch, the main controller 2 performs a power switch turn-on process 12 after the power-on process 6 ends. In the power switch input process 12, a input command output process 13 and an input standby process 14 are performed. In the input command output process 13, the main control device 2 outputs a input command to the sub-control device 3. The input waiting process 14 waits for the end of the input mode process 15 in the sub-control device 3 following the output of the input command. Thereafter, the main control device 2 starts a game process 20, which is the next process. That is, in the main control device 2, the game processing 20 is not started unless after the closing mode processing 15 in the sub control device 3 is completed. Upon receiving the input command from the main control device 2, the sub control device 3 performs the input mode process 15. The input mode process 15 is a process for operating the motor drive indicator 4 in response to the input of the input command. The sub control device 3 extracts the initial stop information and drives the motor drive indicator 4 in response to the input of the input command. After that, the motor drive indicator 4 is stopped based on the initial stop information extracted by the sub-control device 3.

  When the power supply to the main control device 2 is caused by power failure recovery, the main control device 2 performs power failure recovery processing 16 after the power-on processing 6 ends. In the power interruption recovery process 16, the main control device 2 performs a recovery command and save / stop information output process 17 and a recovery standby process 18. In the return command and save stop information output process 17, the main control device 2 outputs the return command and save stop information to the sub control device 3. The return waiting process 18 waits for the end of the return mode process 19 in the sub-control device 3 following the output of the return command and save stop information. Thereafter, the main control device 2 starts a game process 20, which is the next process. That is, in the main control device 2, the game processing 20 is not started unless the return mode processing 19 in the sub control device 3 is completed. Receiving the input of the return command and the save / stop information from the main control device 2, the sub control device 3 performs the return mode process 19. The return mode process 19 is a process for operating the motor drive indicator 4 in response to the input of the return command and the evacuation stop information. After the sub control device 3 drives the motor drive indicator 4 in response to the input of the return command, The sub-control device 3 stops the motor drive indicator 4 based on the evacuation stop information. The main control device 2 starts the game processing 20, and the main control device 2 outputs a game command as a result of the processing to the sub control device 3. The sub-control device 3 that has received a game command input from the main control device 2 performs a game mode process 21. The game mode process 21 operates the motor drive display 4 in accordance with the input of a game command.

  In short, in FIG. 1, the main control device 2 waits for the end of the origin position detection processing 11 of the sub control device 3 by performing the origin standby processing 8 following the initialization processing 7, so that the motor drive indicator 4 is appropriate. There is an advantage that the player does not feel uncomfortable with the movement.

  In the main control device 2, when the power supply to the main control device 2 is caused by the power switch being turned on, the input command is output to the sub-control device 3 by the input command output processing 13 following the origin standby processing 8, and then the input standby processing 14. Is performed, and the end of the input mode processing 15 of the sub-control device 3 is waited for, so that there is an advantage that the motor drive indicator 4 moves appropriately and does not give the player a sense of incongruity. Then, the sub control device 3 controls the motor drive indicator 4 based on the initial stop information extracted by the input mode process 15 accompanying the input of the input command from the main control device 2, so that it is stopped by the motor drive indicator 4. There is an advantage that the player can confirm the figure as a different figure for each input command.

  In the main control device 2, when the power supply to the main control device 2 is caused by power interruption recovery, the return command and save stop information output processing 17 send the return command and save stop information to the sub control device 3 following the origin standby process 8. After the output, the return waiting process 18 is performed to wait for the end of the return mode process 19 of the sub-control device 3, so that the motor drive indicator 4 moves appropriately and does not give the player a sense of incongruity. There is. The sub-control device 3 controls the motor drive indicator 4 based on the save / stop information by the return mode processing 19 accompanying the input of the return command and the save / stop information from the main control device 2. There is an advantage that the player can confirm the stopped figure as a figure corresponding to the evacuation stop information.

  As described above, the game control apparatus has an advantage that the motor drive indicator 4 can be appropriately operated both when the power is turned on by turning on the power switch and when the power is turned off.

  The power supply device 1, the main control device 2, the sub control device 3, and the motor drive display 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The power supply device 1 includes an AC / DC converter 24, a power switch 25, an initialization switch 26, a power interruption detection unit 27, a power interruption determination value 28, and a backup power source 29. When AC power is supplied from the AC power source 5 to the power supply device 1 and the power switch 25 is turned on manually, the AC / DC converter 24 uses the AC supplied from the AC power source 5 for the gaming machine, for example, 5 volts, 12 volts. The direct current converted by the AC / DC converter 24 is supplied to the main control device 2 and the sub control device 3. In this state, as the initialization switch 26 is turned on manually, the initialization signal 30 is output to the main controller 2, and the power interruption detection unit 27 is supplied from the AC power supply 5 to the power supply device 1. The power interruption signal 31 is output to the main controller 2 when the voltage becomes lower than the power interruption determination value 28. The power interruption signal 31 means that the supply of alternating current from the alternating current power supply 5 to the power supply device 1 is stopped. The power interruption determination value 28 is set in the power interruption detection unit 27, and when the AC voltage supplied to the power supply device 1 becomes lower than the power interruption determination value 28, the AC interruption value from the AC power supply 5 to the power supply device 1 is determined. This is a reference value for determining that the power supply has been interrupted.

  The main control device 2 includes an activation unit 33, an origin standby unit 34, an insertion determination unit 35, an input standby unit 36, a return standby unit 37, an interruption determination unit 38, a game processing unit 39, an input determination specified time 40, and an origin detection wait. A specified time 41, a loading mode waiting specified time 42, and a return mode waiting specified time 43 are provided. The starter 33, the origin standby unit 34, the insertion determination unit 35, the insertion standby unit 36, the return standby unit 37, the power interruption determination unit 38, and the game processing unit 39 are realized by the operation of the CPU of the main controller 2.

  The activation unit 33 performs an initialization process (same as the initialization process 7 of the power-on process 6 in FIG. 1) when the power supply from the power supply apparatus 1 to the main control apparatus 2 is turned on. The initialization process is a boot process that activates the CPU of the main control device 2. Therefore, when the initialization process is completed, the CPU of the main control device 2 is in a state where the activation is completed, and the origin waiting means 34 is operated. The origin standby means 34 performs an origin standby process (same as the origin standby process 8 of the power-on process 6 in FIG. 1). When the origin standby process starts, the CPU of the main controller 2 sets the origin detection waiting specified time 41 in the RAM, and the origin standby means 34 subtracts or adds the origin standby elapsed time from the start of the origin standby process. When the calculated origin waiting elapsed time reaches the origin detection waiting specified time 41, the insertion determination means 35 is activated.

  The input determination means 35 performs an input determination process (same as the input command output process 13 of the power switch input process 12 in FIG. 1). Specifically, the initialization signal 30 is input to the main control device 2 from the time when the DC voltage supplied from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2 exceeds the power interruption determination value 28 to the closing determination specified time 40. In this case, the turn-on determination means 35 determines that the power switch is turned on because the DC power distribution to the main control device 2 is due to the turn-on of the power switch 25, and outputs a turn-on command 44 to the sub-control device 3. Then, the input standby means 36 is operated. When the initialization signal 30 is not input to the main controller 2 by the closing determination specified time 40 after the DC voltage supplied from the power supply device 1 to the main controller 2 exceeds the power interruption determination value 28, the closing determination means 35 Determines that the DC power distribution to the main control device 2 is due to the restoration of the power failure, and activates the return standby means 37 in accordance with the determination.

  The input standby means 36 performs an input standby process (same as the input standby process 14 of the power switch input process 12 in FIG. 1). When the input standby process starts, the CPU of the main control device 2 sets the input mode waiting specified time 42 in the RAM, and from the output of the input command 44 from the main control device 2 to the sub control device 3. The insertion mode elapsed time is calculated by the subtraction method or the addition method, and when the calculated input mode elapsed time reaches the input mode waiting specified time 42, the game processing means is operated.

  The return standby means 37 performs a return standby process (same as the power interruption return process 16 in FIG. 1). In the return standby means 37, when the return standby processing starts, the CPU of the main control device 2 outputs the return command and the save stop information 45 to the sub control device 3 (same as the return command and save stop information output processing 17 of FIG. 1). Then, after the CPU of the main control device 2 sets the return mode waiting specified time 43 in the RAM, the return mode elapsed time from the output of the return command and save stop information 45 from the main control device 2 to the sub control device 3 is subtracted. Alternatively, when the return mode elapsed time calculated by the addition method reaches the return mode waiting specified time 43, the game processing means is activated.

  The power interruption determination means 38 determines whether or not the direct current distribution from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2 is stopped after the CPU is activated. Specifically, when the power interruption signal 31 is input to the main control device 2, the power interruption determination means 38 is switched from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2 due to the power switch 25 being manually opened or a power failure. RAM in which the direct current distribution of the battery is stopped, and according to the result of the determination, the backup power supply 29 performs a saving process against the power interruption by the direct current of the backup power supply 29, and the processing data in the middle of the game is supplied with the direct current of the backup power supply 29 To store (data backup).

  The power-on determination specified time 40 is a time obtained from an empirical rule as a time for determining whether the power switch is turned on or power-off recovery, and is the time stored in the ROM of the main controller 2. The origin detection waiting specified time 41 is a time for waiting for the end of the origin position detection processing 11 in the sub-control device 3 and is a time stored in the ROM of the main control device 2. The input mode waiting specified time 42 is a time for waiting for the end of the input mode processing 15 in the sub-control device 3, and is a time stored in the ROM of the main control device 2. The return mode waiting specified time 43 is a time for waiting for the end of the return mode processing 19 in the sub-control device 3, and is a time stored in the ROM of the main control device 2.

  The sub-control device 3 includes position detection means 47, initial operation means 48, return operation means 49, random number counter 50, and stop knowledge 51. The position detection unit 47, the initial operation unit 48, the return operation unit 49, and the random number counter 50 are embodied by the operation of the CPU of the sub control device 3. When the initialization process (same as the initialization process 10 of the power-on process 9 in FIG. 1) accompanying the power-on from the power supply apparatus 1 to the sub-control apparatus 3 is completed, the CPU of the sub-control apparatus 3 is in a state where the startup has been completed. The random number counter 50 is driven and the position detecting means 47 is operated.

  The position detection means 47 drives the motor 54 of the motor drive indicator 4, and when the origin position signal 59 is input from the motor drive indicator 4, each display body 53 of the motor drive indicator 4 represents the origin position image. The CPU of the sub-control device 3 performs an origin position detection process (same as the origin position detection process 11 in FIG. 1) so as to stop at the position where the figure defined as is viewed from the front one by one. For example, if there are three display bodies 53, as a result of the position detection means 47, three shapes 55 as the origin position shapes can be seen from the front of the motor drive display 4.

  The initial operation means 48 acquires the value of the random number counter 50 as a random number value at the timing when the input command 44 is input from the main control device 2 to the sub control device 3, and compares the acquired random number value with the stop knowledge 51. The initial stop information corresponding to the numerical value of the random number collated from the stop knowledge 51 is acquired and stored in the RAM of the sub-control device 3, and the CPU of the sub-control device 3 drives the motor 54 of the motor drive display 4. . Thereafter, the CPU of the sub-control device 3 controls the motor 54 so that each of the display bodies 53 of the motor drive indicator 4 stops at a position where the figure selected from the initial stop information is viewed one by one from the front. A mode process (same as the input mode process 15 in FIG. 1) is performed. For example, if there are three display bodies 53, the shape selected from the three pieces of initial stop information can be seen from the front of the motor drive indicator 4 as a result of the position detection means 47.

  The return operation means 49 operates when the return command and the evacuation stop information 45 are input from the main control device 2 to the sub control device 3, and drives the motor 54 of the motor drive display 4. Thereafter, the CPU of the sub-control device 3 controls the motor 54 so that each of the display bodies 53 of the motor drive display 4 stops at a position where the figure 55 selected from the retraction stop information 45 is viewed one by one from the front. A return mode process (same as the return mode process 19 of FIG. 1) is performed. For example, if there are three display bodies 53, as a result of the position detection means 47, the figure 55 selected from the three retraction / stop information 45 can be seen from the front of the motor drive display 4.

  The random number counter 50 is configured as a recursive soft counter or a recursive hard counter that increments a numerical value one by one from the minimum numerical value and returns to the minimum numerical value after the counted numerical value reaches the maximum numerical value. The minimum value of the random number counter 50 is the same value as the minimum value set as a random number in the stop knowledge 51. The maximum value of the random number counter 50 is the same value as the maximum value set as a random number in the stop knowledge 51. The stop knowledge 51 is a database that is stored in the ROM of the sub-control device 3 and is configured as a table that defines the relationship between random number values and initial stop information.

  The motor drive indicator 4 has a structure in which a plurality of display bodies 53 are individually rotated by a plurality of motors 54. The display body 53 is provided so that a plurality of shapes 55 having different shapes can be seen from the outside of the display body 53. The different shape of each figure 55 is unchanged. The number of display bodies 53 may be three, but may be two or more. The motor 54 is configured by a step motor. When the display body 53 is rotated by the motor 54 and the player views the motor-driven display 4 from the front, a plurality of shapes 55 in each display body 53 are from top to bottom, from bottom to top, or from left to right. Or appear to fluctuate from right to left. That is, in the motor drive indicator 4, when the display body 53 is rotated by the motor 54, a plurality of shapes 55 are variably displayed. A detection unit 57 is provided in the rotation mechanism 56 that transmits the power of the motor 54 to the display body 53. A position detector 58 is provided in the fixed portion of the motor drive indicator 4. The position detector 58 outputs an origin position signal 59 to the sub-control device 3 every time the detected part 57 is detected.

  In FIG. 2, the operation of the game control device will be described. When the power supply 1 is connected to the AC power supply 5 and the power is turned on by either turning on the power switch 25 or returning from the power interruption, and the direct current is supplied from the power supply 1 to the main control device 2 and the sub-control device 3, Both the CPUs of the main control device 2 and the sub control device 3 perform initialization processing. When the initialization process is completed, the main controller 2 performs an origin standby process, and the sub-control apparatus 3 performs an origin detection process.

  If the origin standby process is completed and the power supply to the main control device 2 is caused by the power switch 25 being turned on, the main control device 2 outputs the input command 44 to the sub-control device 3 and performs the input standby process. Is called. When the input command 44 is input to the sub-control apparatus 3 that has completed the initialization process, the sub-control apparatus 3 performs the input mode process. With this input mode processing, the sub-control device 3 drives the motor 54 of the motor drive display 4 and then displays the image of each display body 53 of the motor drive display 4 selected from the initial stop information. The motor 54 is controlled so as to stop at a position viewed from the front one by one with respect to a stop index (not shown) in the device 4. Therefore, the figure selected by the initial stop information is in a stopped state so that it can be seen from the front with respect to the stop indicator of the motor drive indicator 4.

  If the origin standby process is finished and the cause of power-on to the main control device 2 is a power failure return, the main control device 2 outputs a return command and save stop information 45 to the sub-control device 3 and a return standby process. Is done. When the return command and the evacuation stop information 45 are input to the sub-control device 3 that has been initialized, the sub-control device 3 performs a return mode process. With this return mode processing, the sub-control device 3 drives the motor 54 of the motor drive indicator 4, and then drives each of the display bodies 53 of the motor drive indicator 4 according to the retraction stop information 45. The motor 54 is controlled so as to stop at the position viewed from the front one by one with respect to the stop index of the display 4. Therefore, the figure selected from the evacuation stop information 45 is in a stopped state so that it can be seen from the front with respect to the stop index of the motor drive indicator 4.

  With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the process of the main controller 2 will be described. The connector A in FIG. 3 and the connector A in FIG. 4 are connected to each other. In the description of this processing, the power supply device 1, the main control device 2, the motor drive display 4, the AC power supply 5, the initialization signal 30, the power interruption signal 31, the origin detection waiting specified time 41, the input mode waiting specified time 42, the return The mode waiting specified time 43 is shown in FIG. Steps 102 to 106 in FIG. 3 correspond to the power-on process 6 in FIG. Steps 107 to 112 in FIG. 4 correspond to the power switch on process 12 in FIG. Step 107 and steps 114 to 117 in FIG. 4 correspond to the power interruption recovery process 16 in FIG.

  If the main controller 2 is turned on in step 101 of FIG. In step 102, the CPU of the main control device 2 performs initialization processing, and proceeds to step 103. In step 103, it is determined whether or not the initialization process is completed. If it is determined in step 103 that the CPU of the main controller 2 determines that the initialization process has been completed, step 103 becomes YES and the process proceeds to step 104.

  In step 104, the CPU of the main control device 2 starts the origin waiting process, so that the CPU of the main control device 2 extracts the origin detection waiting specified time 41 from the ROM and sets it in the RAM, and the process proceeds to step 105. In step 105, the CPU of the main controller 2 calculates the origin standby elapsed time from the start of the origin standby process, and the process proceeds to step 106. In step 106, the CPU of the main control device 2 determines whether or not the origin waiting elapsed time calculated in step 105 has reached the origin detection waiting prescribed time 41. If it is determined in step 106 that the origin standby elapsed time calculated in step 105 has not reached the origin detection wait specified time 41, the origin standby processing is in progress, step 106 becomes NO, and the routine returns to step 105. If it is determined in step 106 that the origin standby elapsed time calculated in step 105 reaches the origin detection wait specified time 41, the origin standby end is completed, step 106 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to step 107 in FIG.

  In step 107 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether the power switch is turned on. In the determination of step 107, if the initialization signal is input before the power-on determination specified time 40 after the DC voltage supplied by power-on becomes equal to or higher than the power-off determination value, the CPU of the main controller 2 turns on the power. It is determined that the switch is turned on, step 107 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to step 108. In step 108, the CPU of the main controller 2 erases the saved data from the RAM, and proceeds to step 109. The save data is game processing data saved in the RAM of the main control device 2. That is, when the power interruption signal 31 is input from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2, the CPU of the main control device 2 performs an unillustrated interrupt process for the power interruption. In this interrupt process, the CPU of the main control device 2 performs a save process for power interruption by the direct current of the backup power supply 29, and stores the game processing data in the RAM that is supplied with the direct current of the backup power supply 29 (data backup) After that, the processing according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 is stopped.

  In step 109, the CPU of the main control device 2 outputs the input command to the sub control device 3 and proceeds to step 110. In step 110, the CPU of the main control device 2 sets the input mode waiting specified time 42 from the ROM of the main control device 2 to the RAM, and proceeds to step 111. In step 111, the CPU of the main control device 2 calculates the input mode elapsed time from the output of the input command at the start of the input standby process, and proceeds to step 112. In step 112, the CPU of the main controller 2 determines whether or not the charging mode elapsed time calculated in step 111 has reached the charging mode waiting specified time 42. If it is determined in step 112 that the charging mode elapsed time calculated in step 111 has not reached the charging mode waiting specified time 42, the charging mode is in standby, step 112 becomes NO, and the process returns to step 111. If it is determined in step 112 that the charging mode elapsed time calculated in step 111 has reached the charging mode waiting specified time 42, it is determined that the charging standby has been completed, step 112 becomes YES, and the flow proceeds to step 113. In step 113, the CPU of the main control device 2 starts a game process.

  In the determination in step 107, if the initialization signal is not input before the turn-on determination specified time 40 after the DC voltage supplied by turning on the power becomes equal to or higher than the power-off determination value, the CPU of the main control device 2 turns on the power. It is determined that the disconnection is restored, step 107 becomes NO, and the routine proceeds to step 114. In step 114, the CPU of the main control device 2 outputs a return command and save stop information to the sub-control device 3, and proceeds to step 115. In step 115, the CPU of the main control device 2 sets the return mode waiting specified time 43 from the ROM of the main control device 2 to the RAM, and proceeds to step 116.

  In step 116, the CPU of the main control device 2 calculates the return mode elapsed time from the output of the return command, which is the start of the return standby process, and proceeds to step 117. In step 117, the CPU of the main controller 2 determines whether or not the return mode elapsed time calculated in step 116 has reached the return mode waiting specified time 43. If it is determined in step 117 that the return mode elapsed time calculated in step 116 has not reached the return mode waiting specified time 43, the standby mode is waiting for return, and step 117 becomes NO, and the flow returns to step 116. If it is determined in step 117 that the return mode elapsed time calculated in step 116 has reached the return mode waiting specified time 43, the return standby is completed, step 117 becomes YES, and the process proceeds to step 113.

  With reference to FIG. 5, a pachinko gaming machine equipped with the game control device will be described. In this pachinko gaming machine, the case where the sub-control device 3 in FIG. 2 constitutes the overall control device 79 and the symbol control device 80 and the motor drive indicator 4 in FIG. Therefore, the overall control device 79 includes an initial operation unit 48, a return operation unit 49, a random number counter 50, and stop knowledge 51. The symbol control device 80 includes position detection means 47. An origin position signal is input from the position detector 58 to the symbol control device 80.

  In FIG. 5, the gaming machine frame 61 of the pachinko gaming machine is installed in the gaming machine installation structure. The gaming machine installation structure is a facility called an island where pachinko gaming machines of a gaming store are installed. In the front part of the gaming machine frame 61, a window 62, a front panel 63, a ball tray 64, and a ball launching operation mechanism 65 are provided. The window 62 is formed as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The front panel 63 is made of a colorless and light-transmitting material such as glass for closing the window 62 later. The ball tray 64 is provided as a container for holding a ball called a pachinko ball. The ball launching operation mechanism 65 is a mechanism having an electrical component such as a variable resistor that outputs an output corresponding to a player's operation amount to a launch control device (not shown). Inside the gaming machine frame 61, a ball launching mechanism 66 and a game board 67 are provided. The ball launching mechanism 66 is a mechanism that is driven by a firing force corresponding to the operation amount of the ball launching operation mechanism 65 under the control of the launch control device.

  When the gaming board 67 is stored in the gaming machine frame 61 in an exchangeable manner, the gaming area 68, the guide rail 69, the out port 70, the starting part 71, the variable winning part 72, the opening / closing body 73, the confirmation display 74, the symbol display 75, a general winning component not shown can be seen through the window 62 and the front panel 63 from the front of the gaming machine frame 61. The game area 68 is formed as a part surrounded by the guide rail 69 between the front panel 63 and the front surface of the game board 67 as an area where balls launched from the ball launching mechanism 66 fly. The guide rail 69 is provided on the gaming machine frame 61 or the gaming board 67. The out port 70 is provided in the game board 67 as a part for discharging the ball that has reached the bottom of the game area 68 after the game board 67.

  The variable winning component 72 has a structure in which the opening / closing body 73 is opened / closed by an opening / closing drive source 76. When the opening / closing body 73 is opened, the ball enters the variable winning component 72 from the game area 68, and when the opening / closing body 73 is closed, the ball does not enter the variable winning component 72 from the gaming area 68. The confirmation display 74 performs a confirmation display for notifying the player that the lottery result associated with the entry of the ball into the starting component 71 is confirmed by the stop display after the fluctuation display.

  The game board 67 or the starting component 71 is provided with a starting ball detector 77. The starting ball detector 77 detects a ball that has entered the starting component 71 and outputs an electrical starting signal to the main controller 2. The game board 67 or the variable winning component 72 is provided with a winning ball detector 78. The winning ball detector 78 detects a ball that has entered the variable winning component 72 and outputs an electric variable winning signal to the main controller 2.

  The operation of the pachinko machine will be described. Direct current is supplied from the power supply device 1 to the main control device 2, the overall control device 79, and the symbol control device 80, and the main control device 2, the overall control device 79, and the symbol control device 80 are activated, and the main control device 2 performs game processing ( 4 is started, the counting operation of the random number counter used for the lottery process is started, and the player puts a ball called a pachinko ball in the ball tray 64 in a state where the opening / closing body 73 is closed. When the firing operation mechanism 65 is operated, the ball launch operation mechanism 65 outputs a variable resistance value corresponding to the operation amount to the launch control device, and the launch control device uses the launch force according to the input variable resistance value. , And the ball launching mechanism 66 launches the balls taken from the ball tray 64 into the gaming machine frame 61 one by one toward the gaming area 68.

  In the process of flowing down the game area 68, the ball that has reached the game area 68 collides with game parts such as the start part 71, the variable prize part 72, and the general prize part and changes the flowing direction, and the start part 71 or the general part Enter the winning part. A ball that has not entered either the starting component 71 or the general winning component and has reached the bottom of the game area 68 is discharged from the out port 70 after the game board 67. When a ball flowing down the game area 68 enters a general winning component, a winning ball detector corresponding to the general winning component detects the ball that has entered the general winning component and sends an electric general winning signal to the main controller 2. The main control device 2 outputs a prize ball payout number corresponding to the general winning signal extracted from the ROM and game information relating to the prize ball payout to the payout control device. The ball payout mechanism (not shown) is controlled so as to pay out the ball, and the ball payout mechanism pays out the ball as a prize ball to the ball receiving tray 64 so as to pay out to the player.

  When a ball flowing down the game area 68 enters the starting component 71, the starting ball detector 77 outputs a starting signal to the main control device 2, and the CPU of the main control device 2 executes a lottery process, an effect process, and a confirmation process. To do. The lottery process is called internal lottery, and the CPU of the main control device 2 acquires the value of the random number counter as a random number value based on the timing when the start signal is input, and the acquired random number value is stored in the ROM. The lottery result is collated, and the lottery result corresponding to the random number value collated from the lottery knowledge is extracted and stored in the RAM, and is output to the overall control device 79. As the lottery result, either one of winning or winning is selected. The random number counter is a cyclic soft counter or a cyclic hard counter that increments a numerical value by one from a minimum numerical value and returns to the minimum numerical value after the counted up numerical value reaches the maximum numerical value. The minimum value of the random number counter is the same value as the minimum value set as a random number in the lottery knowledge. The maximum value of the random number counter is the same value as the maximum value set as a random number in the lottery knowledge. The lottery knowledge is a database configured as a table that defines the relationship between random numbers and lottery results. In FIG. 5, the connectors C are connected to each other.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the movement of the symbol display 75 when the power switch is turned on as shown in FIG. 6a and the movement of the symbol display 75 when the power interruption is restored as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 6a, as a result of the origin position detection processing 11 of FIG. 1, step 201 is a front view of the figure 55 in which each display body 53 of the symbol display 75 is determined as the origin position figure one by one. It is in a state where it stops at the viewing position. For example, the figure 55 “0: 0: 0” defined as the origin position figure can be seen from the front of the symbol display 75. Step 202 and step 203 show the movement by the input mode process 15 of FIG. In step 202, after stopping at the origin position, each display body 53 is rotated by the motor driving in the closing mode process 15. The arrow displayed in the frame of each display body 53 expresses that each display body 53 is rotated. In step 203, each time the power switch 25 shown in FIG. 2 is turned on by stopping the motor in the input mode processing 15, each display 53 is selected from the initial stop information extracted from the stop knowledge 51 shown in FIG. Stop one by one at the position where you can see them from the front. For example, when the power switch 25 is turned on for the first time after the pachinko gaming machine is completed, the shape 55 “1: 3: 7” of each display 53 becomes visible from the front of the symbol display 75. Further, when the power switch 25 is turned on for the second time after the pachinko gaming machine is completed, the shape 55 “1: 2: 3” of each display body 53 becomes visible from the front of the symbol display device 75. Therefore, when the player looks at the symbol display device 75 from the front, there is an advantage that a different figure 55 that is stopped every time the power switch is turned on can be confirmed.

  In FIG. 6b, step 211 is the same as step 201 in FIG. 6a. Step 212 and step 213 show the movement by the return mode processing 19 of FIG. Step 212 is the same as step 202 in FIG. 6a except that each display 53 is rotated by driving the motor in the return mode process 19. In step 213, each display body 53 is stopped at a position where each of the display bodies 53 is viewed from the front one by one by the motor stop in the return mode processing 19 at a time. For example, when the evacuation stop information is a win by lottery processing in the main controller 2 of FIG. 5, the shape 55 “3: 3: 3” of each display body 53 becomes visible from the front of the symbol display 75. Further, when the evacuation stop information is a losing due to the lottery process in the main controller 2 of FIG. 5, the shape 55 “2: 3: 3” of each display body 53 becomes visible from the front of the symbol display 75. Therefore, when the player looks at the symbol display 75 from the front, there is an advantage that the figure 55 that has been stopped reflecting the lottery result at the time when the power interruption occurred can be confirmed.

  The game control device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 may also be installed in a slot machine.

  In the power switch on process 12 of FIG. 1, if the number of times the power switch 25 (see FIG. 2) is turned on after the game control device is completed increases, the acquired initial stop information may have been acquired in the past. It may be the same as the stop information. Therefore, the sub-control device 3 is provided with a memory that does not require a backup power source for data retention, such as a flash memory, and the history of initial stop information obtained every time the power switch 25 is turned on after the game control device is completed. Is stored in a memory that does not require a backup power source to hold the data, and the initial stop information obtained each time the power switch 25 is turned on after the game control device is completed is referred to the history, and the same initial stop is performed. If the information is present in the history, the acquisition of the initial stop information is repeated until the initial stop information that does not exist in the history is selected from the stop knowledge 51 of FIG. Each time the power switch is turned on, it can be surely stopped with a different shape 55 each time the power switch is turned on.

  In FIG. 5, the overall control device 79 and the symbol control device 80 may be configured as one sub-control device 3. The motor drive indicator 4 may be configured as a game effect indicator that drives a display body 53 such as a doll with a motor other than the symbol indicator 75 of FIG.

The schematic diagram centering on the process of a game control apparatus (best form). The schematic diagram (best form) centering on the structure of a game control apparatus. The flowchart (best form) of a game control apparatus. The flowchart (best form) of a game control apparatus. The schematic diagram (best form) of the game control apparatus of a pachinko gaming machine. Fig. 8a is a diagram of the movement of the symbol display device when the power switch is turned on, and Fig. b is a diagram of the movement of the symbol display device when the power interruption is restored (best mode).

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  1 is a power supply device, 2 is a main control device, 3 is a sub-control device, 4 is a motor drive indicator, 5 is an AC power supply, 6 is a power-on process, 7 is an initialization process, 8 is an origin standby process, and 9 is power-on Processing: 10 is initialization processing, 11 is origin position detection processing, 12 is power switch input processing, 13 is input command output processing, 14 is input standby processing, 15 is input mode processing, 16 is power failure recovery processing, and 17 is recovery Command and save stop information output process, 18 is a return waiting process, 19 is a return mode process, 20 is a game process, 21 is a game mode process, 22 is a missing number, 23 is a missing number, 24 is an AC / DC converter, 25 is a power switch, 26 is an initialization switch, 27 is a power interruption detection unit, 28 is a power interruption determination value, 29 is a backup power supply, 30 is an initialization signal, 31 is a power interruption signal, 32 is a missing number, 33 is an activation means, and 34 is waiting for an origin. Means 35, insertion determination means 36, insertion waiting means 37, return waiting means 37, power interruption determination means 38, game processing means 39, input determination specified time 41, origin detection waiting specified time 41, 42 Specified waiting time for input mode, 43 for specified return mode waiting time, 44 for input command, 45 for return command and save stop information, 46 for missing number, 47 for position detection means, 48 for initial operation means, 49 for return operation means, 50 is a random number counter, 51 is stop knowledge, 52 is a missing number, 53 is a display, 54 is a motor, 55 is a figure, 56 is a rotation mechanism, 57 is a detected part, 58 is a position detector, 59 is an origin position signal, 60 is a missing number, 61 is a gaming machine frame, 62 is a window, 63 is a front panel, 64 is a ball tray, 65 is a ball launching mechanism, 66 is a ball launching mechanism, 67 is a gaming board, 68 is a gaming area, and 69 is a guide Rail, 7 Is an outlet, 71 is a starting part, 72 is a variable winning part, 73 is an opening / closing body, 74 is a confirmation indicator, 75 is a symbol display, 76 is an opening / closing drive source, 77 is a starting ball detector, and 78 is a winning ball detection 79, general control device, 80 symbol control device.

Claims (3)

In a game control device equipped with a power supply device, a main control device, a sub-control device, a motor drive indicator,
When the power supply supplies DC to the main controller and sub-controller by turning on the power switch,
The main control device performs initialization processing for starting the CPU of the main control device and origin standby processing for waiting for completion of the origin position detection processing in the sub control device. After the origin standby processing is completed, the input command is sent to the sub control device. Perform the input command output process to be output, and the input standby process to wait for the end of the input mode process in the sub-control device,
The sub-control device acquires a random number in response to the input of the input command, extracts initial stop information corresponding to the random number, and drives the motor drive indicator based on the extracted initial stop information after driving the motor drive indicator. A game control apparatus characterized by performing a stop mode process for stopping. In a game control device equipped with a power supply device, a main control device, a sub-control device, a motor drive indicator,
When the power supply supplies direct current to the main control device and sub-control device by power interruption recovery,
The main control device performs initialization processing for starting the CPU of the main control device and origin standby processing for waiting for the end of the origin position detection processing in the sub-control device. After the origin standby processing is completed, a return command and a predetermined Performing a return command and save stop information output process for outputting save stop information to the sub-control device, and a return standby process waiting for completion of the return mode process in the sub-control device following the output of the return command and save stop information,
The game control device, wherein the sub control device performs a return mode process of stopping the motor drive indicator based on the evacuation stop information after driving the motor drive indicator in response to the input of the return command.   The motor of the motor-driven indicator rotates a display body provided with a plurality of shapes in the input mode processing, and the display body shows different shapes each time the power switch is turned on by stopping the motor. The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the game control device stops.

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